Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)

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Actor: Bo Brinkman, Dwier Brown, Richard Anderson, Royce D. Applegate, Tom Berenger
Brand: BERENGER/DANIELS/SHEEN
Cinematographer: Eddy van der Enden
Cinematographer: Kees Van Oostrum
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.0; French (Original Language); French (Subtitled); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 254 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Turner Home Ent

DVD Reviews of Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)

DVD Review: Best Ever Civil War Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

This is without question the absolute best Civil War movie ever made. It is beautifully filmed, expertly directed, and features stellar performances by Berringer and Daniels. If you are a Civil War buff, you must have this DVD in your collection.

DVD Review: Gettysburg
Summary: 5 Stars

I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE DVD HAD NO IDENTIFYING LABEL ON THE DISC, THOUGH IT CAME IN A BARE-BONES PACKAGE WITH A PHOTO ON THE PACKAGE. IT LOOKED LIKE A BLANK CD!

SOMEONE FAILED TO CATCH THAT ERROR.

BOB LINDHOLM

DVD Review: A Classic Piece of American and Film History
Summary: 5 Stars

Gettysburg is a stunning film with strong characterization, amazing action and enthralling epic atmosphere. Jeff Daniels does his best film work ever as the Colonel from Maine who does a desperate bayonet charge to stop the Confederate onslaught. That single event held the line. The other actors are stellar, including Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Martin Sheen as Robert E. Lee. I especially liked Richard Jordan (Confederate general Lewis A. Armistead) whose dearest friend was in the Union Army. The heartbreak that Jordan conveys in wanting to see his friend, separated by this war is so palpable that it's just heart renching.

This film is a Must See for anyone interested in America and American History.

DVD Review: Review of Gettysburg DVD
Summary: 2 Stars

The DVD arrived damaged. I returned it for a "refund" which was handled quickly. The movie itself was very good until it would no longer play.

DVD Review: Excellent movie !
Summary: 5 Stars

With all the research that went into this to make it true and factual, this was a very riveting movie all people should see for a truer historical count as to what really lead up to this massive battle in Gettysburg, PA...

Description of Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)

Depicts the famous Civil War battle which was the turning point of the war.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: BERENGER/DANIELS/SHEEN
Title: GETTYSBURG
Street Release Date: 06/21/2005
Domestic
Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE

Three days in the summer of 1863, at a place called Gettysburg. Although it received a theatrical release, this four-hour depiction of the bloody Civil War battle was shot as a made-for-television film. But no taint of cheapness or shortcuts should stick to this magnificent picture (well, except maybe for those phony-looking mustaches). Based on Michael Shaara's book The Killer Angels, this film takes a refreshingly slow, thorough approach to the intricacies of battle. In ordinary circumstances, those intricacies might seem of importance only to fans of military strategy or Civil War enthusiasts, yet in Gettysburg they come across as the very stuff of life, death, and unexpected heroism. If the film has a problem, it's that it climaxes too early: the first long segment, detailing the struggle of a "civilian soldier," Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels), to hold his ground against long odds, is an enthralling piece of moviemaking. Daniels, in a heartbreaking performance, does his best film work. Other cast members include Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Martin Sheen as Robert E. Lee. Richard Jordan, in his final role, gives a powerhouse performance as Confederate general Lewis A. Armistead. Oh, and you can also try to spot Ted Turner, whose company produced the film, as a Confederate soldier. Writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell seems inspired by the gravity of the battle; long as it is, every moment of Gettysburg is informed by a nobility of purpose. --Robert Horton

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